C-SPAN crews filming Saratoga Springs for its Cities Tour program

For the Saratoga Springs television special, C-SPAN kicked off their week of filming Friday at the Canfield Casino in Congress Park.

The cable network known for its coverage of Congress and public affairs programming will highlight Saratoga Springs as part of its "Cities Tour."

C-SPAN plans to film the Spa City over five days and then air the programming over a two-day weekend television special later this year.

According to the Times Union, three producers will tape historical landmarks and conduct interviews with non-fiction authors, historians and politicians.

Crew members will visit sites such as the mineral springs, a healing destination; Saratoga Battlefield, the site of the Revolutionary War's turning point; Ulysses S. Grant's cottage, where the general and president wrote his memoir; and Yaddo, a haven for writers and artists.

The Saratoga Springs special will air the weekend of Dec. 16-17 on C-SPAN's Book-TV and American History-TV channels.